>> the top stories that we are following on this friday february the 22nd. rekindles out redwood city, a sig alert has just been issued following a fatal crash on east bayshore road. details with george coming up. >> students at the city college are occupying and administration building on campus as the protest a series of budget cuts that are coming to the school. >> watching the courtroom

proceedings in south africa. to see if the blade runner, oscar pistorius will be granted bail in the murder of his girlfriend. >> this accident and occurred here. this is only the access road that is available to this area. we had some concerns about the possibility of it backing of truck traffic or possibly backing up the bay bridge. but this has not been the case. the good news is that they expect that have this open within an hour to. >> we are waking up to a hazy sunshine outside. the temperatures are in the 30's and '40's. it is 43 degrees right now in hayward. i will

talk about your important weekend forecast in my next report. >> a protest over student input in city college of san francisco's efforts to stay accredited started yesterday afternoon and has lasted through the night. kron 4 urs will tran is live with more. >> this actually started at 1:30 p.m. yesterday. about 100 students protested and moved into the administration building overnight. they did not cause any trouble and they did bring their sleeping beck's. they were studying it and they were being watched by the police officers. they are standing on the staircase is now and no arrest or confrontations have been made. they will wait until at o'clock a.m. this morning to see what they need to do. they are ok

to stay here if they behave. as far as the protest is concerned-- >> what do you plan to do? >> i was told by a representative that the chancellor's would be with us. we are going to wait until they come from the time with this occupation was a successful and we did get a demand mad at the town hall meeting. this is an attempt to reach out to the administration and the chancellor's to stand with to the students against the agency and to call on city hall. >> this is an attempt to get the administration and the chancellor's to stand with the students.

>> there reason why this bill does are upset is because they were told that they have to get their budget together or the school would have to shut down. they have come to march to 15 to let them know that changes have been made. they will either lose accreditation or the school itself will be shut down. >> numerous cases they have not met different things and they have to meet with her by monday. >> the time now is seven 05 a.m.. over to the bay bridge this morning. were aborted say a crane that toppled over yesterday's will not delay the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this is a live look at the bridge. no one was hurt and nothing leaked into the bay when the crane on a barge underneath the new stand tipped over.

>> a spokesperson with the bay bridge says that the crane was being used to remove a temporary support structure that was holding a piece of the structure when it fell or around noon yesterday. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. paine was damaged on the underside of a cross being, but no damage was apparent to the bridge itself. the new bridge is expected to open over labor day weekend. >> we are just learning that one of the three victims that were killed in the deadly shooting and a car accident on the loss vegas strip was from oakland. oakland resident kenneth

jerry jr. also known by his stage name " kenny clutch. cloaked the 27 your was driving a gray maserati, when he was shot and killed while at a stoplight. his father, kenneth jerry sr., says that his son was making a name for himself as an artist and lost vegas. >> clutch also leads on three young children. meanwhile, lost vegas police are searching for a black range rover sport suv that fled the scene. police say, that the shooting started after an argument in the valley area of the aria

resort hotel. authorities say, at least one person in the range rover shot at the maserati which then ran a red light in crashed into a taxi. the taxi then burst into flames killing the driver and passenger inside. >> we are awaiting word out of south africa on whether oscar pistorious will be granting of bail or not. if it was supposed to come down around for 30 our time but it has not. no video stream around for 30 our time but it ha[ male announcer ]ream this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke.

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>> welcome back. united airlines is keeping the grounded boeing 787 off of its schedule through june the fifth. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the battery fire and a second battery problem that happened last month. current flights will be postponed until at least may the 12th. the world fleet of 5787 has been grounded since january the 16th. boeing's latest plan is to put more monitoring

equipment on the lithium ion batteries as well as a fireproof protective layer around the batteries. >> the time now is 7:11 a.m.. same-sex couples who are challenging california's ban on gay mayor say that the constitution prohibits discrimination against them in the nation's largest state or elsewhere in the united states for that matter. in a brief that was filed yesterday, same-sex couples say that 30 states that prohibit gay marriage amounts to a " badge of inferiority ". they laid out several options for the court to consider but stopped short of the declaring for marriage equality across the country. the supreme court hears arguments on proposition 8 on march 26th. >> we will be right back.

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>> welcome back the time is 7:15 a.m.. we are wondering if the bay bridge will be delayed. >> we have owned the phone with us someone from caltran. what can you tell

us about what happened yesterday. >> there was a crying that was on the water and it was in the process of helping remove the scalpel ting from the bridge. something occurred in calls to the crane to tip over. >> if the crane and failed and was supporting these things is there any problem with the support now? >> no, there is no problem with the support. it was holding up the suspension span prior to construction. the weight of the suspension was transferred and this occurred lacher. this was no longer needed which is why we were taking it down. >> when this crane collapsed

we had reports of some pain been damaged. >> my understanding was that there were men minor cosmetic damages that was scraped off the new span but there is no apparent damage to the bridge. >> the bridge is fine. there is no question about the safety. but, what about the construction? >> not at this time. i am sure the they will investigate this and they will look at all of the machinery and equipment that is being used. >> what does this do for the timing? >> we are still on track. there is no bearing on opening that is slated for labor day weekend.

>> let's head over to erica and get a look at our forecast. >> it is friday and we are waking up to sunshine. it is cold outside. it is 34 degrees of right now in napa. it is a another chilly start banks to the clear skies. as we head into the afternoon by 12:00 if it is a split decision. the blue indicates that the temperatures will be in the '50s and the green indicates where was the low 60's. it will feel pretty mild outside and the winds are not as strong as it were yesterday. as we take a look at afternoon highs 62 is

expected for paula out toll. 61 degrees expected for mountain view. downtown san francisco will be coming then and upper 50s. 62 degrees for petaluma and 63 degrees for oakland. it is clear and dry in the bay area right now and this is a cold front that is a pact and the pacific. it may bring some sprinkles to the area as we wake up for tomorrow. >> this will shift its way east and we may see isolated snow showers for greater tahoe area. this will intensify and bring more snow and potentially heavy rain for the midsection of the country as we head into the weekend. i will have

more later on. your kron 47 day highest mild weather and the temperatures will warm- up as we head into next thursday. it may be upper 60s for everybody. this time now is 7:20 a.m.. >> we're not tracking any hot spots or major delays. it is not exactly light but is not bad. the drive time is running from 14 to 17 minutes for the westbound ride. the lightest traffic is coming from the mimic freeway to the bay bridge toll plaza. there are no problems on the upper deck. the san mateo bridge still looks good is just dead 11 minutes. the golden gate bridge is typical for friday and there is a lot more traffic. we are still problems free here in both

directions. the drive times right now as we track the commute on 80 westbound you will see is about a 17 minute commute from hercules to berkeley. the traffic is lighter for 680 south and westbound 24. your north bay ride is delays free under 30 minutes from novato to the golden gate bridge. >> if they strain was having a little bit of delay is this morning but there are no problems for bart or the muni metro. ace train no. 3 did pick up some of the latest perry ed wood will update this coming up. >> we are watching wall street perry ed the stocks are higher after the major averages. we are boosted by positive economics coming

out of your. we do have comments from the st. louis reserve bank that is aggressive and the easy money policy will stay for awhile. we're watching hewlett-packard and they're up by 8 percent. the ceo announces they have no plans to break up the headquarters. >> officials said uc santa clara have begun a night safety program after last weekend sexual assault on campus. next several weeks, the university is providing bands that can be dispatched anywhere on campus for students, faculty and visitors who made a safety escort. the vans will provide operation from 8:00 p.m. to 2:45 a.m.

in the morning. this will help people who took buses to campus or park their car in a remote campus lot and have to walk a ways back after dark. last sunday, a 21 year-old woman was raped and beaten while she was walking in a wooded area on campus near the upper query area. >> the woman behind the wendy's " finger then of the chilly " case in san jose has been arrested a gang. off this is video of her court appearance back in 2006. prosecutors say that anna ayala apparently lied to police to protect her son, who has a previous burglary conviction and is now allowed to possess a gun. police found guadeloupe and junioalupe junior reyes wita

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redwood city. fire and police are on the scene of a fatal accident this morning. it happened in the overnight hours in the 1700 block of east bayshore road. if to get you more news faster, we will go to kron4 jackies sissel who is live on the scene. >> this was a single car crash that took the life of a driver. a car traveling down east bay shore lost control and slammed into another car. the driver was thrown from the car as she was pronounced dead on the same. the car kept on going and osmanli ended up in a storage facility down about a half a mile perry ed the roadway has been closed since this time and it has been about five hours. we are on the other side of the bushes of highway 1 01 north bound. you can see the

east bay shore has not a lot of traffic at this point, there has been people who have been any canadians to work in this industrial area of redwood city. according to the police that we may see this role clothes for another half an hour. >> we have learned from our redwood city police department not from the officers on the scene that there advisory is in affect and 9:00 a.m. this morning. this is courtesy of caltran. i want to bring up this map so that you can sit. the closures are between here and here on east bayshore road. you can see the sensors that caltran has supplied. this is what the concern was and that 101

might have also been affected but neither has. the traffic is still moving well. this has not created a problem or a hot spot. >> it is sunny al side was still on the cold side. you can expect sunshine and mild weather for the afternoon. when mixing up a bit tomorrow and it will be cooler and we may see sprinkles in the north bay. overall, stable weather continues. we're talking about warmer weather as we head into next thursday. i will have more in my next report. >> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius will be allowed to go free as he awaits trial in the valentine's day shooting death of his girlfriend. a magistrate in south africa granted bail today after four days of

arguments from prosecutors and defense lawyers. he said that the affidavit from pistorius, in which he gave his version of the even said took place in his home, had helped his application for bail. pistorius shot and killed model reeva steenkamp in the predawn hours of february the 14th. badly says that he shot her accidentally, thinking that she was an intruder in his home. prosecutors say that the shooting followed a loud argument between the two. they say that he intended to kill her, and they have charged him with premeditated murder. he is being released on a $1 million bail. that is about

$112,000 in u.s. dollars. >> the investigation continues into what caused the crane to collapse while working on the bay bridge. to get you more news faster we will go to mike pelton. >> if you take a look that some of the video that we shot just a that you concede that the crane is on its side. it was molding temporary support from the bridge when it tumbled over. the crane was sitting at a never fell into the water when it tumbled over. officials said that the bridge was not damaged that it just ripped off some paint. when is the status as a were shocked. >> i heard a huge crash. it was just a mass of amount coming down. >> it was not a natural

thing, it was definitely an accident. i was hoping that no one was hurt. >> unfortunately, the crane did not damage or hurt anyone. once the investigation is wrapped up that will begin to take down the temporary supports and they stated that despite the crane collapsed and this will not push back the opening of the new bridge that is set for labor day weekend. >> two bills aimed at reducing gun violence are closer to becoming law. last night, the city operations and neighborhood services committee unanimously recommended that legislation sponsored and san francisco supervisor malia cohen and mayor ed lee. one measure would prohibit the sale of certain ammunition intended

for the military and law- enforcement. a another bill would require arms dealers to notify police of ammunition sales of 500 more rounds in a single purchase. both bills also have the support of the san francisco police department. >> another reminder, tomorrow, east palo alto will be holding a gun buyback for peninsula cities. police agencies from east palo alto, menlo park, and palo alto are sponsoring the gun purchase yvette, which will take place in the parking lot of east palo alto city hall between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. if you will get $100 for a handgun, $200 for a rifle or shotgun, and $300 for an assault weapon. guns will be accepted anonymously with no questions asked. >> the latest search to find

human remains associated with the speed freak serial killers wesley shermantine and the lake loren herzog failed to locate additional victims. death row victimsshermantine, have written numerous letters over the years. he previously identified locations and calaveras and san on joe quinn counties where human bone fragments were found last year, but nothing was recovered in this most recent a bit. the six week excavation cost of $200,000. in the latest effort, shermantine wrote at least one letter saying that the fbi was digging in the

wrong spot. fbi officials denied this, and they say that they did try to meet with him to say, but that, that he " refused to cooperate " and refused to meet with them. >> a fairfield man, accused of killing a 13 year old girl pleaded not guilty. anthony of lamarck jones is being charged with sexual assault and murder. genelle conway allens body was found in a parking lot at alan apart in fairfield on february the first. jones will appear in court again later this month. meantime, conway was laid to rest yesterday. >> new this morning, a

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>> welcome back. it will be nice today and warmer than yesterday. your 7 day around the bay shows a there may be rain chances for the north bay as we head to tomorrow morning. mild weather and plenty of sunshine as we head into the rest of the work week. >> in the nba trade deadline

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at&t. >> the top stories that we are falling on this friday february 22nd. breaking mills out redwood city, a sig alert has been issued

following a fatal crash on east bayshore road. >> students at city college are " occupying an administration building on campus as the protest a series of budget cuts come into their school. >> olivia a runner oscar pistorius has been granted bail this morning. we will have the very latest coming up out of south africa. >> here is factual enter section because of the details and the good news is that it has not jammed any of the traffic. this is where the road turns into seaports. this is where the closure has taken a fad. the

good news is that it has not backed up the traffic on the bayshore freeway. the indication is that it will be about another hour before the roadway is reopened. >> happy friday george. here's a quick look at your temperature is. everyone is in the '60s. we will keep a cooler along the coastline. it will be 57 degrees expected for half moon bay. i will have a look of the rest of your forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> a protest over students and put in city college of san francisco's efforts to stay accredited starting yesterday afternoon and has lasted through the night. kron 4 will tran is live with more. >> they have signs demanding that changes take place at this school. this school is

in jeopardy of losing accreditation or being shut down. the services and faculty will only let you go so far and they have been camped out here over night and the reason is because they are demanding to meet with the chancellor. so far they have had no luck. new information to pass along this step because this protests started yesterday afternoon there has been moment. they were told by the administrators said that will hold a meeting with them on monday. they are going to continue to be here until they can get this kind locks down when the meeting will be held on monday. once the time has been issued they stated that they will leave. in the meantime they stated they will stay there until they hear word. the

police officers have been here and they have been keeping eyes on them to make sure that they are acting peacefully. >> new this morning, olympic sprinter oscar pistorius will be allowed to go free as he awaits trial in his valentine's day shooting death of his girlfriend. a magistrate in south africa granted bail today after four days of arguments with prosecutors and defense lawyers. he said that the affidavit from pistorius, in which he gave his version of the events that took place in his own, help with the application for bail. that's lee says that he shot her accidentally, thinking that she was an intruder in his house. prosecutors say that the shooting followed a loud argument between the two.

they say that he intended to kill her. >> we are learning that one of the three victims that were killed and that deadly shooting and a car accident on the loss vegas strip was from oakland. oakland resident kenneth carey jr. also known by his stage name, kenny clutch. the 27 euro was driving a grave maserati, when he was shot and killed while a stoplight. his father, kenneth carey senior, says, that his son was make a name for himself as an arts is in lost vegas. >> my son did not have a gun and he was not violent. >> meanwhile, lost vegas

police are searching for a black range rover sport. they are stating that this vehicle fled the scene. police say, that the shooting started after an argument in the valley area of the hotel. authorities say that at least one person in the range rover shot at his car was then ran into a taxi. the tax again burst into flames killing the driver of the taxi and a passenger that was inside. >> police are searching for a man who exposed himself to a 14 year-old girl in petaluma. the girl was walking home from school yes today and one out some block of capital away near bay would dry. at about 3:15

p.m. when an unknown man in a car pulled alongside her. police said that the man stopped his car and called out to the girl, exposing himself and then he drove away. officers are described the suspect as a hispanic man between 20 and 30 years of age with short black hair and mustache. >> we will be right back.

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>> united airlines is keeping the grounded a boeing 787 off of their schedules until june the fifth. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the battery fire. current flights will be postponed until at least may the 12th. the world's fleet of 5787 have been grounded since january the 16th. boeing's latest plan is to put more modern equipment on the land p.m. ion batteries as well as fireproof protective layers are round of the batteries. >> supreme court justices are preparing to hear arguments next one on gay marriage. to same-sex couples arguing that the constitution prohibits discrimination against them

in california and elsewhere in the country. papers were filed with the high court yesterday, the couples and laid out several options for the justices to consider as it evaluates california's proposition 8. the court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on march 26th. >> laura bush has voiced support for same-sex marriage, but says, that she does not want to be used in that campaign. the former first lady has asked the of respect for marriage coalition to take her out of their ads. among those also in that include former vice president dick cheney and former secretary of state: paul. colin powell. >> still ahead, scary

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>> welcome back perry ed >> we are talking sunshine and temperatures right now are in a partisan 40's. later on today will be mostly sunny skiek. >> here is a live picture temperatures right now. we have made some improvements. we are above the freezing points. it is made 40's now in the east bay shoreline. futurecast 4 is shifting the numbers. it is a split decision between the grain for 60's and the blue indicating 50s. the green

will start to fill in by 2:00 p.m. and as we head into a p.m. tonight if you are out and about the temperatures will be in the '50s for the most of us. the darker blue indicates upper 40's for the livermore valley area. >> here is a look that afternoon highs 61 degrees for mountain view in fremont. 62 to greece for santa clara. downtown san francisco will stay in the upper 50s and low 60's for santa rosa and petaluma. daly city will have a high of 56 degrees. satellite and radar shows that on the corner of your screen that rain will be for the pacific north bay. this was at its way south toward and lybrand may be brought to our area. the temperatures will be on

the cooler side and we may see isolated snow showers if you are headed up to tahoe. >> your kron 47 day around the bay for cast highlights mile weather ahead of us and it will be stable. we will see a gradual warming with no wets weather for the next seven days for the most part. by thursday of next week the temperatures will be in the upper 60s for most of us. i have been studying that extended models and the next chance for rain is for march the fifth. >> we have been enjoying a pretty good writer we have not been tracking any hot spots. it is light traffic at the bay bridge. there are no delays across the span. the san mateo bridge has been doing well and we stayed at an 11 minute drive time. we have not seen any problems for the golden gate bridge with light traffic

still in both directions. we're updating drive times for you and they're still under 22 minutes for the east shore freeway. hercules to berkeley is light. south bay has some slowing into cupertino on 280 northbound. there was an accident at the 85 entered change. the conditions are not so bad. the more rain ride is easy for 1 01 southbound. >> a reminder, the china town parade through chinatown starts at 5:03 p.m.. here's a look at the parade route. it stars a second and marketed them most of downtown just--it finishes is ride parallel on grant avenue. this starts

at 530 tomorrow afternoon. if you plan to use the transit because you will have easier time to get there. >> nearly 15018 trees in sampras's coach golden gate park are being taken down in the next few months. park officials say that 80 to 100 trees are a danger to the 30 million people who visit the park each year. a woman was killed in 2008 when a branch fell on her car, crushing her as she loaded her dog into her car. three people were hurt when a bridge fell on them last year. some 3000 park trees have been examined since 2011 and nearly 360 of them were deemed to be unsafe. more than 200 have already came down. >> officials at the uc santa

clara have begun a night safety program after last weekend's sexual assault on campus. for the next several weeks, the university is providing bands that can be dispatched anywhere on campus for students, faculty and visitors. the vets will operate from 8:00 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. in the morning. last sunday, a 21 year-old woman was raped and beaten while she was walking in a wooded area of the campus near the upper query. >> the woman behindhe wendy's " finger in the chilly " case in san jose has been arrested again. this is video of her court appearance back in 2006. prosecutors say that anna ayala apparently lied to police to protect her son. police found that her son had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his ankle. he

initially her son told police that he was approached by two men who shot him. she gave vivid descriptions of the suspects. ayala, " was released from prison 2009 after serving four years in the chili is a day, now faces a maximum sentence of another four. >> new video in this morning out of new zealand where hundreds of people gathered to mark the second anniversary of an earthquake that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 185 people. a memorial service was held in the city of christchurch today. people or on new zealand absurd to minutes of silence to mark the time. prime minister john t. talked about ongoing rebuilding efforts. he said that he understands the frustration about the time

it is taking to rebuild the homes. >> also new this morning, authorities said at a medical helicopter that crashed in oklahoma city killed two people and injured a third. the oklahoma city fire department says that the crash happened this morning. a large storm system had blanketed a lot of snow in the area but it is not clear whether not the weather played a role in the crash. >> lawsuit against cyclist lance armstrong could be growing. the head of the u.s. anti-dumping agency, is asking the justice department to join a whistle-blower lawsuit against armstrong. the suit was filed by his former teammate floyd landis. armstrong is accused of committing fraud against the u.s. postal service, which [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t.

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the >> welcome back we are watching wall street. we have the worst to bedrock of the year. the dow was up yesterday. they're not up 13,929 perry ed we are watching hewlett-packard the computer maker in their up by 9 percent. the ceo announced that they will not be splitting up the company. we are watching google as well. >> they unveiled their newest product a touch screen and laptop. the crown book pixel runs on the crown operating system and has the highest resolution available

in a laptop. the pixel targets a generation of people who is close and applications are accessed through remote cloud base servicers. the crown book picks will go for $1,300 for a 32 gb version and just under $1,500 for a 64 gb device. they can be ordered today, and they will be shipped the first week of april. >> a new survey shows that midamerica as are cutting back on spending. nearly 75% of consumers say that they're spending less to deal with smaller paychecks and higher gas prices. the payroll tax holiday that expired this year has some people say $50 to more than a hundred and $50 less in their paychecks. about a third survey said that they're spending less on dining out while 25 percent say the they will cut back

on traveling. >> nilsson, the company that provides television ratings, will begin streaming its ratings on line. it hopes are to help its clients people with what shows are a success and which ones to ditch. nilsson also will be able to identify when viewers are watching on-line video outlets like netflix but it will not be able to measure viewership of individual shows. >> we will be right back.

>> the time now is 8:29 a.m.. the top stories that we are falling on this friday morning. about 40 people have camped overnight to protest at city college in san francisco. students when employed in the city colleges efforts to stay accredited. they are currently occupying an administration building. >> a frontage road in redwood city is back open after a fatal collision shut down the road for the majority of the morning. the collision occurred at the 1700 block of east bayshore road. the roadway we opened at 8:15 a.m.. >blade runner auspices >> blade runner oscar pistorius has been granted

bail in a south african or bone. he is facing murder charges in the death of his model girlfriend. she was killed last week. >> good morning. we are starting out with sunshine and blue skies. temperatures are on the " side but a few hours ago we were on the freezing side but we are not any more. as we take a look at the headlines there are sunny conditions ahead for today. overall stable weather continues for the bay area. i will have the full details coming up in my next report.

>> the investigation continues into what caused the crane to collapse while working on the bay bridge. to get you more news faster, we will turn to our solo reporter mike pelton. >> the investigation continues and the cleanup efforts. part of the crane still exist. the construction will consu continue this morning. agitating look at this video that was shot yesterday you could see the crane on its side. it was helping promote some of the temporary supports would topple over just after noon. the crane was sitting on a barge and it never fell into the water. they stated that the bridge was not damaged that pate was just great. witnesses are very shocked as this happens. >> i heard a huge. it was

just a mass of amount of paint that was coming down perry e. i was hoping that no oe was hurt. >> unfortunately, the crane did not injure anyone when it fell over. at some point the crews will have to come out and remove the supports. despite the crane collapsed in yesterday's it would not impact the bridge opening up for labor day weekend. >> two bills aimed at reducing gun violence are closer to becoming law. last night, the city operations and neighborhood services committee unanimously recommended legislation sponsored by san francisco supervisor malia cohen. and mayor ed lee. one measure

would prohibit the sale of certain ammunitions intended for military and law enforcement. a another bill will recommend that arms dealers be notified police of ammunition sales of 500 or more rounds in a single purchase. both of the bills also have the support of the san francisco police department. >> another reminder, tomorrow, east palo alto will be holding a gun buyback program. police agency from east palo alto, menlo park, and paula outsource sponsoring the gun purchase even, which will take place in the parking lot. is palo alto city hall between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. you will get $100 for a handgun, $200 for a rifle or shotgun, and $300 for an

assault weapon. >> the latest search to find human remains associated with the speed freak serial killer wesley shewrmantine, have written numerous letters over the years concerning where victims were buried. he previously identified a location in the san john quinn county area where a human bone fragments were found last year, but nothing was recovered in his mtheir most recent bid. the six week event cost $200,000. in the latest effort, he wrote at least one letter saying that the fbi was digging in the wrong spot. fbi officials and denied that this happened. they said they did try to meet with him to say, but added that he " refused to cooperate " and refused to

meet with them. >> it is beginning to be the end of what is easily the largest homeless encampment in the city of san jose. kron4 robert rob fladeboe shows you where and why hundreds of illegal campers will soon be getting the boot. >> spread across several acres from taylor and headin this is by far the largest of the 60 homeless camps around town. these people are among 7000 who are homeless and the santa clara county area. when the time comes the campus will be given a 72 hour notice. the city will offer people here temporary

housing. >> we are also watching gas prices this morning. the national average is sitting at $3.78 right now. that is not much of a change from yesterday, just of a penny. in california the state averages at $4.21 this morning. taking a look at your average is around the bay area. in san francisco, it is at $4.22. in oakland, there at $4.14. in san jose they're sitting at $4.16. >> we will be right back.

>> one month and poll did she percent approve of how he is handling his job as president. 43 percent disapprove. of the poll is an average of four national surveys of the president's approval rating, conducted all over the past eight days. >> president obama is welcoming japan's new prime minister to the white house. the two leaders are expected

to meet later today an oval office to reinforce their longstanding alliance at a time of high tension caused by japan's and a territorial dispute and the north korean nuclear test. the new prime minister says he is in favor of stronger relations with washington something that is key to america's policy in asia. and other national knows, a judge has sentenced droopy% to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife. the former chicago police officer gained national attention after his fourth wife bad as in 2007. he was convicted of kathleen savio's 2004 death. her body is found in a bathtub at home with a gash on her head. he was also a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife but hasn't been charged with that. >> we have the s&p up a

little more than seven points, the nasdaq better by about 15. the market's definitely be bouncing back after being split yesterday over whether pushed forward with the economic stimulus plan or to begin to wean the nation off of it. investors seem to be little more confident with the fed going forward. hewlett-packard jumped 7%. it is leading a little bit of the tech rally this morning. american international rising 4% as well. we are in positive territory this morning, officers crossed it stays that way. >> is 8:41 a.m. and lights over the golden gate bridge. the approach of the bay bridge is an easy ride for you right now. we will be right back.

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>> 8 4:04 a.m. and we have died across the country. another snowstorm is making its way across the northeast right now. here's video from the storm that made its way to the plains states and part of the midwest. let your screen a plane stuck in the snow and the airport in wichita kansas. also several into the snow and then the chicago and the right hand of your screen. then more video in kansas city missouri areas of northeast iowa and southern wisconsin are expected to see up to 7 in. of snow today. >> we're talking six to 7 in. in parts of wisconsin and michigan. the green and yellow for the southern half of the country, especially along the coastline is warmer so is a heavy rain right now. the bigger weather story is what will happen this weekend for the north east. this store is

not too strong right now but it is going to reorganize or the northeastern portion of the country. we are ready scene upwards of 32 in. of snow for the month of february for upstate new york, portions of massachusetts, new hampshire and maine. this'll be the third consecutive weekend of heavy snow and strong winds. we could see upwards of six to 7 in. north of boston. this is something we will continue to monitor as this storm is really going to strengthen and pushed its way east as we head into saturday night and sunday morning. meantime here in the bay area, can't quite the contrast. it is clear out there this morning, temperatures are not too bad. 44 rents bed, up mid 40 oakland mid to upper 30's for vallejo in concord,

into the afternoon san francisco will be in the 50's and it will be warmer than yesterday. 64 fairfield, 63 pleasanton. temperatures a few degrees cooler than the seasonal average. satellite and radar shows that this activity appear is a storm at back to the pacific northwest right now. we could see some light rain, sprinkles waking up tomorrow morning. i think we will stay on the dry side, this system will stick to our north and east. we was the cloudy conditions, temperatures on the cooler side in the bay area. also the potential for some isolated snow showers if you are headed up to tahoe. that is something you can expect. this system will continue to push its way east. it will affect the heartland of the country as we head into sunday and monday. that is something we will continue to monitor. 7 day around the bay forecast showcases my

relatively mild weather and temperatures as we head into next week. 8:47 a.m. and here is traffic with george. >> we are still looking at a pretty good ride around the bay. no hot spots or major delays. at the bay bridge you can call this friday light. an easy ride for the toll plaza all morning long. at its worst it was backed up to 80 over crossing, right now a 12 minute drive. the san mateo bridge is great, 11 minutes with lighter than usual traffic. the golden gate bridges problem free and delay free both south and northbound. there's a little more northbound company if your ride takes you into marin across a pet this band. the east shore freeway has allowed 20 minutes for the trip from hercules to berkeley. west with a fork out the south 680 we still have some slowing here and to cupertino. it is still no

worse than normal commute day. the north bay ride stays under 32 minutes from the bottle down to the golden gate bridge. still looking at delays on ace train no. 7. the last four the morning. it was also to minutes behind schedule. other trains doing ok and other transit systems this morning. >> severance is the giants fans to take a larkspur ferry to the games will be paying $11.10 way this season. under a proposal by the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district, the special event ferry ticket will cost $9 and there be a $2 service fee at a buy tickets .com. a special event golden gate ferry tickets would be sold via the standards as the giants website at san francisco got giants got mlb .com using tickets .com. last year the one-way fare

the worst with service fees was $9.50 to $10. the two hour flight service charge per ticket whether his party had to get satcom, online or by phone. i'm sure there'll be a lot of folks that have an opinion to share on that matter. >> rich-marrow is here with part 2 of his story from att university of. >> sovieophia can't tell us a lot about our universe. i recently went on a flight with teachers to see what it was all about. ♪ >> the idea was to get a class some educators on the real idea on how science is actually done. >> sophia well capture

images from around our solar system. >> our telescope is able to focus on things like stars and planets that are forming and so on. that is blocked by water vapor. >> this means more insight on the formation of our universe. >> as you see behind me every now and then the telescope is moving. what is really going on as the airplane is moving in the telescope is stable. >> i was on board a recent mission, flying several hours above the pacific. joining me? nasa scientist, german engineers and a handful of school teachers. >> this is a real time, real experience. >> all sorts of sciences have taken a flight on the soviet aircraft. >> 747 s p flying high

>> he is famous among his students for his science rap videos. connie gardner works at a school for the death of weapons and wisconsin -- dafeaf >> this is one of those experiences i will talk about for a long time. i'm sure it's all much of those teachers will inspire all lot of students. >> you one as the attack, how about see through phones? there is a movie

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>> 8:56 a.m. and take a look at best. duke the english bulldog has given a new meaning to the word dog sled. his owner, carol lewis shot a video of the senate pompom pooc75 lb to pooch birlia slope near kansas city misery on a bright red sled barking all the way. he appeared to enjoy himself and look at a warm chuckle out of it. does this do is obsessed with his lead. bystanders let out will since years as a stocky

fellow stepped off the sled when the ride was up. >> coming up we will have an update on bay area weather forecast, we are in for a nice weekend. the kron4 morning news returns in just two minutes.

(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> good morning, the top stories we're following this friday february 22nd. we now know who was killed this morning in a deadly crash during the morning commute in redwood city. details coming up. >> incidents at the city college are occupying administration building on campus as a protest a series of budgets coming to the school. >> an olympian runner oscar pistorius has been granted bail this morning. the very light is coming out of south africa. >> clear skies, off to a

chilly start. into the afternoon we are expecting plenty of sunshine, slightly warmer temperatures compared to yesterday and last wednesday. into the evening we are expecting an increase in cloud cover. we will have your full forecast coming up, here is george. >> we have been monitoring a pretty light ride around the bay area. that is certainly the case at the bridge is right now. light traffic for the bay bridge with the vote in the drive time even out of the macarthur maze. and 11 minute commute for the san mateo bridge with smoke and dozens both east and west bound. the towing a bridge is likely to see a third lane added and thand the next hour. >> a deadly crash in redwood city this morning. at on the 17 other black of east bayshore road. a signal alert was issued just

before 5:00 a.m.. one person was killed of a solo vehicle crash. the victim has been identified as alma but whecabrera-villar spirit of redwood city. the area as it's been reopened. >> all these people want to do is present their proposals to the chancellor to let her know what she and possibly do to stop the school from being shut down or lose its accreditation. joining me is in l.

williams. you got what you wanted. >> it felt really good, sometimes it is a little daunting to have people stand up and the civil disobedience. what >> would be glad to tell the chancellor at that time? what is it your brain to the table that she is not brought herself? >> we does have three demands that have not been met. we want her to know we have solutions and we want to work and collaborate with the administration on fixing this problem that the school is facing right now. >> so you're just talking about what you want to do on monday? >> yes, we have a press conference at 12 on monday as well. >> there you have it, sometimes process to work.

the commission told them that they have some changes or an action plan by march 15th. i did that the commission will meet in june. if nothing happens, they are in jeopardy of losing their accreditation and it be shut down. they just want to be heard it looks like they will be a couple of days from now. >> oscars breolympics printer or pistorius will be allowed to go free as he awaits trial in the valentine's day shooting death of his girlfriend. a magistrate south africa granted bail today after four days of arguments. he said the affidavit from pistorius, and which he gave his version of what happened, did help his application for bail. the store is shot and killed his girlfriend professional model reeva steenkamp in the predawn hours of february 14th. athlete's says he shot accidentally, thinking she

was an intruder in his house. prosecutors say the shooting followed a large argument between the two. they say he intended to kill her and they have charged with premeditated murder. he is being released on will want million rand, that is about 110 -- 112,000 u.s. dollars. >> we are learning that one of the three victims and the killings and that deadly shooting an car accident and las vegas strip was from oakland. oakland resident kenneth carey jr. also known by his stage name kenny klatsch. the 27 year-old was driving a grey maserati when he was shot and killed while at a stoplight. class also leaves 93 young children. meanwhile las vegas police are searching for a black

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>> 9 of 9:00 a.m. and city groups ceo michael corbat made 11 and a half million dollars last year. the payback it was disclosed yesterday as a part of a regulatory filing. this comes as one year after shareholders rejected a $50 million pay packages the group's former ceo vikram

pandit. the company's chairman says corps bats salary structure is both competitive and in line with regulatory standards. he is also one of the few top executives on wall street receive a cash bonus. >> united airlines is giving the grounded boeing 787 of the scheduled through june fed. investigators as children to figure out what caused a battery fire and a second battery problem last month. current lights would be postponed until least may 12th. the world's fleet of 57877 grounded since january 16th. boeing's latest plan is to put more monitoring equipment on lithium ion batteries as well as fireproof protective layer around the batteries. >> supreme court justices are preparing to hear ideas next monday marriage and received a brief from to same-sex couples arguing

that the constitution prohibits discrimination against them in california and everywhere else of the country. in papers filed with the high court yesterday, the couple's laid out several options for the justices to consider it as it evaluates california's proposition 8. the court is scheduled to hear arguments in this case on march 26th. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news out uc santa cruz officials are taking extra precautions to keep the students and staff say. this comes after recent sexual assault on campus.

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>> a live look from our mt. tam camera and again see mainly clear skies. a chilly start but it will be warmer today compared to yesterday. there's a slight chance for sprinkles tomorrow and the north bay but most likely we would see an increase in cloud cover. we will feel a cool down and as we head into the next work week it will gradually start a warm- up for us. temperatures right now in the north bay, mid-40s, upper 40's in richmond, 49 san francisco, oakland 50, mid 40's and pleasanton. by noon and we will see a lot of fifties out there and 60s and the north bay. it will grow

little more widespread as the afternoon hours. for those of you head out this evening mainly '50s along the bay shore and '40's and your east bay inland valleys. afternoon highs in the south bay's 63 of london valley, los gatos 64, was 60s mountain view, out free my love 60s. 62 livermore, los 60s for these bay shore, downtown san francisco upper 50s, mid-50s for the coast, 63¢ arouse the. 7 day around the bay is showing us will feel the cool down tomorrow. increase in cloud cover and a slight chance for sprinkles and the north bay. dry by sunday and gradual warming as we head into the work week.

>> we continue to monitor a light right, no hot spots. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza, a short wait across the upper deck. the san mateo bridge ride is still in mali's the easy 11 minute drive time. the golden gate bridge looks good, normally at this hour we would see heavier traffic but we do not this morning. the northbound lanes are little heavier but it is likely we will see a third lane added before the hour is up. the east bay under 20 minutes from hercules to berkeley. no delays westbound 24. and earlier recurring problem getting into it cupertino on 280 northbound has cleared up. there are no problems for 1 01 southbound, under a 30 minute drive time to nevado.

tomorrow, the culmination of that this year's lunar new year festivities with a parade through chinatown that starts at 530 tomorrow here at second and market. it goes up market to attorney and then goes through downtown by detouring west and then back east for three blocks. it will finish up by having northbound on curry st starting at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. >> officials at uc santa cruz have begun a night safety program after last week's sexual assault on campus. the next several weeks, the university is writing band's the back can be dispatched anywhere on the campus for stevens, a faculty and visitors in need as safety escort. the vans will operate from 8:00 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. and help people who said above the campus are parked their car and remote campus live and have

to walk away is back after dark. last sunday, a 21 year-old woman was raped and beaten while walking in a wooded area of the campus near the upper quarried and the theater and the class a unit building. >> the woman behind the when the center in the chilly cases san jose has been arrested again. prosecutors say anna ayala apparently lied to police to protect her son to as a previous burglary conviction and is not allowed was as a gun. police found guadalupe jr. reyes with a self of the the gunshot wound to his ankle. initially he told officers he was approached by two people who shot him and ayala backed up the story. achieving a vivid description of the suspect. she was released from prison 2009 after serving four years of a chilly and then and now faces a maximum sentence of another four.

>> nearly one under 58 injuries in san francisco's golden gate park been taken down in the next few months. bart officials say the 80 to 100 year-old trees are a danger to the 30 million people visit the park each year. no one was killed in 2000 a lot reds fell on her car, crushing her she loaded her dogged to her subaru. during the border when france fell on the last year. some three dozen parties the been examined since the death of 11 and nearly 360 were deemed unsafe. more than 200 and marty come down. this morning out of new zealand where under the people gathered to mark the second anniversary of a aren't quite that destroyed and thousands of homes and killed 185 people. a memorial service was held in the city of christchurch today people route is the lows of two minutes of silence to mark the time and the 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck.

authorities a medical helicopter is crest oklahoma city killing two people and injuring a third. obama city fire department says the crash happened this morning. the crash happened at the same answer announcing, in northwest oklahoma city. a large those storm system has blanketed much of the midwest and plains and snow, but it is not clear if weather played a role in the crash. >> the lawsuit against this great cyclist lance armstrong could be growing. the head of the u.s. anti doping agency is asking the justice barbets the joint it was a blow or a lawsuit against armstrong. the suit was filed by former teammate floyd landis. armstrong is accused of committing fraud against the u.s. postal service, which sponsored most of his team's efforts well armstrong was using performance enhancing drugs to win the tour de france. the justice bar and has yet to announce whether it would join the case.

>> and is serving as those of americans are cutting back on spending. in a 75% of consumers say they're spending less to deal with smaller paycheck and higher gas prices. there wrote jack's holiday that expire this year as some people seem 50 to more than $150 less in their paychecks. about a third survey said they are spending less on dining out while 25 percent said they will cut back on travel. >> the dow was over 14,000 with the biggest to a drop of the year dropping over 150 points on wednesday and thursday combined. the dow

was almost at the 14,000 mark once again. the google has unveiled its and its product, a touch screen a laptop. the crumbled picks zero runs on a common operating system and has the highest resolution available and a laptop. this is google first touchscreen a laptop. the crown but pixel go for about $1,300 for a 32 gb version and just under $1,500 for 64 dig by device. they can be ordered today and will ship the first week of april. >> nielsen, the company that provides television ratings will begin measuring ratings for streaming video. the just like comes as a necessary move to keep up with the change in media consultant, like watching shows of mine. it helps our the help its clients keep up with what shows are a success and which ones the debts. nelson also be allowed to identify when viewers are watching their other on-line video outlets like netflix but will be

allowed a measure viewership of individual shows. >> will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. a live look over at stamford's is go sunshine and light traffic on the james lick. well, well, well.

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rethink possible. >> 9:40 a.m. and top stories we're following the friday morning 40 people camped overnight in protest as the college san francisco. since one and put it as a college efforts to say accredited. there currently occupying amid administration building. a frontage road in redwood city is back open after a fatal collision shut down the road for of the majority of this morning's commute. it happen on the 1700 block of east bayshore road. the roadway we opened at 8:15 a.m.. blade runner oscar pistorius has been

granted bail. he is facing murder charges in the death of his model girlfriend at reeva steenkamp was killed back on valentine's day. >> it is a nice start to the morning, mainly clear skies. temperatures are gradually warming. upper '40's and severance as good, 43 in hayward, '50s for oakland, 43 livermore. to address this afternoon will be checked my next report. >> mackenzie in moderately light ride. no backup said the bay bridge for the westbound commute, an easy 12 to 11 minute drive time. the san mateo branch, traffic looks great. 11 minutes is deep commute time. the golden gate bridge 1 01 southbound is an easy trip. as we have expected that are the open up the

third northbound lane. the 3 lane southbound are enough to handle the light traffic flow. >> the cleanup effort is still under way on one of the bart is out here in the bay. construction will resume on the bridge today but not on the part of the crane was working on. their removal of some of these temporary supports the ec on your screen. the grant was helping remove the temporary supports from the east span when it toppled over just after noon. the crane was sitting on a barge and never fell and the water when it toppled over. officials say did not damage the bridge itself aside from scraping off some paint. several witnesses watched all this unfold and shock as they watched the crane collapsed.

>> we heard a huge about cracking noise and then metal falling down. it was just a massive amount of brown underpinning basically coming down. what with the mine was number one it wasn't a natural thing, definitely an accident. the second thing was hoping that no one was hurt. >> the grain did not injure anyone when it collapsed. at some point crews will start taking down these support once again. despite this setback and a crane collapsed, they say this will not impact the opening which is set for a labor day weekend. >> the latest surge of finding the remains of those it with the speed freak serial killers wesley shermantine and the late loren herzog failed to locate additional victims. death row inmate wesley shermantine have written numerous letters over the years. he previously had been applied locations and calabar us and san joaquin

counties where human bone fragments were found last year, but nothing was recovered in this most recent date. the six weeks excavation costs $200,000. in the latest effort, wesley shermantine road at least one letter say be at the i was digging in the wrong spot. fbi officials deny this is a that they tried to meet with him on tuesday but that he refused to cooperate and refused to meet with them. >> to a bill aimed at reducing gun violence of the city and sampras is a are closer to becoming law. last nigh operations in that neighborhood services committee unanimously reckon amended legislation sponsored by san francisco supervisor malia cohen and mayor ed lee. one measure would prohibit the sale of certain ammunition intended for the military and law- enforcement another bill would require arms dealers

to notify police of ammunition sales of 500 or more rounds and a single purchase. both bills that have the support of those sampras's go police department. another reminder tomorrow, east palo alto will be holding a gun buyback for publicity's. police agencies from east palo alto, menlo park and palo alto are sponsoring a gun purchase yvette which will take place in the parking lot of the east palo alto city hall between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. that will be tested anonymously with no questions asked. >> four days after arguments of a bigger oscar pistorius has been granted bail. this is the envy of them leading toward south africa today. pistorius is no way filed a deadly shooting up as your reeva steenkamp. >> of course against a background of those who have the abilities that i have seen in mentioned, that is

reaching out in the affidavit the way he did. placated before the court got together would not of the factors that need to be established and not been established. a comfortable conclusion that the >> palace 2 $1 million bailbail1 million rand and that is about $113,000. the story as was also ordered to turn over his passport and any other guns that he owns. a magistrate says he cannot return does, the shooting happened.

>> we been falling as protest all morning at sam francisco city college. >> the protest lasted nearly

one full day. there in the lobby of the administrative building with sleeping bags. and the end, they got what they were looking for. they have a meeting emplace monday at 930 with the chancellor at the college to go over some of their proposals, their ideas on how to keep the school from losing its accreditation or even being shut down. the commission told the school they needed to make changes and two by march 15th. the commission will meet in june to see it is enough. if it does not meet the requirement, there is a chance there will not be any more as city college of sam francisco. for weeks and the students have been trying to meet with the chancellor and say hear us out and listen to some of our plans. it did not take place. they said they were then forced to take action and protests. 150 people were here and

indienne, no arrests. the police were here over night just to monitor the situation. they were by with the students protesting as long as they did not cause any trouble. they did not, they got what they're looking for. >> 9:41 a.m. and we'll be back in a couple of minutes. a live look of the san mateo bridge, traffic is light. many of sunshine to. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t.

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isolette and southern wisconsin are expected to see up to 7 in. of snow today. >> today will be sunny and mild, we're talking low 60s. tomorrow we will see an increase in cloud cover and a chance to see some sprinkles and the north bay. not too much timeh, mostly cloud cover. right now, mid-40s in santa rosa 49 and santa rosa. mid-40s in the south bay right now. by noon we will see 60s and the north bay, '50s along the bay shore and 60s in the south bay. the green of the more widespread into the afternoon hours. low 60s rear afternoon highs. for those of you head out this evening by 8:00 mainly '50s on the bay shore and '40's real east bay inland valleys. 61 fairmont,

mountain view 61, 62 redwood city of palo alto, 64 los gatos. 62 livermore, 64 fairfield, low 60s east bayshore. downtowns and princess go straight win to get out of the '50s, up 59 san bruno, mid-50s along the coast and low 60s and the north bay. satellite and radar showed things are dry and clear now. this system impacting the pacific northwest will drop down. it should stay to the north of us at most of the moisture we will see the increase in cloud cover and feel a little bit of a cool down. highs and are only getting to the upper 50s. temperatures will slowly rebound as we wrap up the work week and we are expecting a gradual warming into the next weekend.

>> wrapping up this ride pretty easily now no delays or hot spots. the bay bridge westbound what little back up we saw is not completely gone. the san mateo bridge is as light in the commute direction as it is and not commit direction. the right side your screen would have been westbound and would have been the commute direction. the golden gate bridge and has already taken away one of the southbound lanes and add it back on the northbound side. there is no real back up coming into the city. a quick reminder it this saturday in san francisco is the tiniest in new year parade. it starts at 530 tomorrow. this is the route beginning at second and market street and goes for one block up marked then turns on carney. take a detour through downtown san francisco three blocks west, up to apollos 3 and 3 blocks east again. we will

finish my heading up north to a parallel and grant at the heart of chinatown leading up to jackson street. by 30 tomorrow, likely to be crowded. >> a german official as saying defense secretary leon that has told nato allies that the u.s. will leave between 8000 to 12,000 american troops in afghanistan after 2014 when combat bands.the german defense minister told reporters today that pan etta and informed him of the numbers. u.s. officials at yet to say publicly how many american jews were made in afghanistan after 2014. >> the driver of the maserati that was shot and killed and fiery crash along las vegas strip yesterday has been identified. he was an aspiring wrapper from oakland, kenneth jerry jr. known as canny clubs. the

shooting started after an argument and a ballet area of the aria restaurant hotel. authorities say at least one person in the range rover shive the maserati which then ran a red light and crashed into a taxi. >> i can say that my son did not have a gun, the person in the car them did not have a gun. my son was not by let gary ballot canada jerry sr. says that his son kenneth jerry jr. also known by his stage name kenny clutch was a good man. he was born and raised in oakland, his father said it was making his that i name for himself as an artist and las vegas. >> we are trying to deal with this tragedy that happened with our family. this is never happened before. he is the first

grandchild on my wife's side and this is just a sad situation. >> he lives behind three young children and he does not know the >> that control in america has to be enforced. you have a lot of people who have guns that should not have guns. we have to resolve several arguments would balance with the gun, we have a real problem here. >> of fairfield man accused of killing a 13 year-old grow pleaded not guilty. and delete marred jones was charged with sexual assault and murder of genelle conway-allen abody was found

in the parking lot and allen witt park in fairfield on february 1st. a jump will appear in court again later this month. >> sammons is the giants fans and that the larkspur ferry to the games may be paying $11.10 way this season. the special events golden gate ferry tickets will be sold the of the standards as the giants websites and birds as the bad guys that mlb .com using tickets .com. last year the one-way fare with the service being was $9.50 to $10. the district has tentatively scheduled a public hearing march 7th on the $2 flat service charge per ticket whether it is purchase the tickets back,,, or by phone. >> oakland mayor jean kwon speaking out about the guidelines the elf oakland athletics will have to fulfil its theme is serious about making the movie to

san jose. mayor kwon says the move is still not as though and the guidelines for clarification purposes. it athletics owner lew wolf is not willing to consider sticking with oakland, others of what's on the team are. >> if we can provide world- class stadiums at two different locations and we have people that are willing to do that we should look at that. as i said at they don't want this day, people have made offers and are making offers to step in. there is a group of people with enough money and quite frankly the ability to build a new stadium. >> major league baseball has not formally, said on mayor wants to possible stadium sites. san jose's mayor john

reed said moving the team to san jose should be an easy decision. he says the only question that remains is when it will happen. reed says " we have the slight, the economics are compelling and eventually it will happen. mary also says he is in constant contact with aids honor lew wolf and old are optimistic a move will happen. >> we will be back with more and a couple of minutes. [ crickets chirping ]

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>> this weekend will be busy, the hills are great. >> >> you drive up there and they been making snow every night. it is just great. today realize one of the '60s. a little cooler tomorrow a few clouds and a very slight chance for rain. it will be warm sunday and monday, mild and warmer next week. we have nice weather ahead. we may be heading that 70 degree mark by wednesday. >> that is it for us today, dr. phil is next and have a good weekend. >> have a great weekend.